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I've been saving them up all year, and now it's time for the annual selection box of Bonus Bits! Things this year's guests said that couldn't fit into their episode, or weren't related to language, but ARE related to being a bonus bit. We've got percussive pan protests; the mating habits, and male-killing habits, of ladybirds; Icelandic aunts/uncles/cousins/wait which member of the extended family are you referring to?; Morse code machines; and a surprisingly heated topic, the semantics of salad.
FEATURING, IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
Samin Nosrat and Hrishikesh Hirway from the playalong Food Quiz.
Tamsin Majerus from Ladybird Ladybug.
Þorbjörg Þorvaldsdóttir from Survival: Today, Tomorrow part 2.
Paul Tyreman from SOS.
Madi Lang from Cake Is Mightier than the Sword.
And! Listen to all the episodes from the year, which include: the surprising history of dude, and zero and other numbers, and hedge witches; the invention of the portmanteau ‘misogynoir’; language for asexuality and aromanticism, for trans parenthood, for disability and bereavement and mental health; how Icelandic is handling the 21st century; cakes and recipes as forms of protest; analysis of apologies; who is St Valentine; making multilingual podcasts; and 282 soothing salads.
Listen to previous years’ bonus episodes, which are full of good stuff. And tis the season for the Festivelusionist episodes, god bless them every one.
The show will be back in February 2022, but if you sign up at patreon.com/allusionist, you can join me for exclusive livestreams in January!
YOUR RANDOMLY SELECTED WORD FROM THE DICTIONARY:
nootropic
adj: denoting drugs used to enhance memory or other cognitive functions.
CREDITS:
This episode was produced by me, Helen Zaltzman.
The original Allusionist music is by Martin Austwick. Download his songs at palebirdmusic.com, listen to his podcasts Song By Song and Neutrino Watch, and hear more of his composition on the science podcast for kids Maddie’s Sound Explorers.
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